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Setting Up and Registering Devices

Despite differences, each device has two basic steps.

1) Set up an account at the site (Amazon or Barnes and Noble).

2) Register the device.

For both devices, it is recommended that you use a free generic school-named email account using a service such as Google. The account should not be tied to any person. Key people associated with managing the devices, such as the teacher managing the instructional implementation of the devices and the bookkeeper, should be given the email account information.

This email account should be used to set up the account on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Again this is not a personal account but a school account. On Barnes and Noble you MUST enter a credit card with a billing address. Some schools often enter a low value (or mostly spent out) prepaid credit card. On Amazon, you do not need a credit card kept on the account at all time.

__Specific Directions for Registering a Kindle Using the Kindle__ __[|Kindle Education Setup Guide from Amazon]__ Turn on the kindle Press Menu Scroll to Settings Scroll to Wifi Settings Click on View Scroll to enter other Wifi Network and click Enter VBCPSChannel (It is case sensitive and there is no password) Scroll to Submit and click It takes a minute for it to recognize the network. Don’t be concerned if it tells you it didn’t find it. Just click on try again, and move to the next step. Scroll up to Registration. Type in the email address used for your Amazon account. Press the enter (arrow) key Type your password.

__Specific Directions for Registering a Kindle On Amazon.com__ On Amazon, click on Manage Kindles. Click on Register a Kindle. Type the Serial Number (on the box or the Settings page). Click on Register.


 * I like to rename them. Make sure the name is short enough that you can read it easily on the Kindle screen. Long names are truncated.

My strong recommendation and it is tied to purchasing books is that you register no more than 6 kindles per account. It is more work on the front end but will save more time in the long run when you begin buying books. See Licensing...here and always refer to the latest published information on the site. When in doubt, call.